332 HISTORY OF THE ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN. 
than F ebruary and March, all trees — and ever prone excepted) 
are surprisingly benefited. » No ow, this experienced pens er has told 
us the time that is improper to plant evergreens ; but 1 am not aware 
is an thnrorer time. Indeed he says so; and if winter, rc 
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f we ask nur ee what is the best season of the year to 
plant hardy. sl bees the answer of five out of six will be spring 
or autumn, or perhaps early in autumn, or late in spring. If we ask 
st gardeners the same question, the same answer will be 
If we go 
garden o be forwarded at eerie: Es or whether, as is 
bu 
oeas can get a better answer than, ‘ a would consider those panies 
in autumn as more likely to succeed best”; or, ‘I would expect t hat 
those planted in spring would do best” . but most express their 
belief ee vee planted in fa would do the worst. 
wever, is not at all satisfactory to me. I want facts, ee 
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in ab one | Seman with een care; I want to know, from their 
own observations, and at the end of a year or two after eae 
which of these evergreens have succeeded best, and which 
done worst, pa never got one to answer sa ntactatly. 
This, I hope, I shall be able to answer satisfactorily from my own 
experience before I have done with this subject. _I know it will be 
